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“Panic not, darling, the cavalry has arrived.” I turn away from my advancing mother to find my three best friends behind me.
“You look fucking hot, girl,” Harper says looking me up and down and the others nod their agreement.
“This is insane,” Mia drawls, looking around and taking everything in.
“Your first Knight annual bash. I forgot you’ve been away the other times you’ve been invited.” I catch the eye of a passing waiter, signalling for him to bring the tray of drinks.
“The best part is that I’m finally going to get to meet Reed.” Mia is bouncing on the balls of her feet like a giddy school girl.
“You’re insane,” I laugh.
“So he’s definitely coming?” Ava queries.
“Yep,” I say, popping the P. “He said he’d see me in a few hours when he dropped me off earlier.”
“I can’t wait to see his face when he sees you in that,” Harper smirks.
“You should have seen my mothers face when she realized I wasn’t wearing the dress she’d picked out for me.”
“If the daggers she’s shooting this way are any indication, I can only imagine.”
“Fuck sake, you can dress yourself,” Ava mutters.
We carry on chatting away together as more and more guests arrive and the volume around us increases with the additional bodies.
“Who the fuck is that?” Mia mutters a while later. If the look on her face is any indication, I do believe my friend has just had her first glimpse of my man. “Oh my God, he’s coming this way.”
“Ladies,” his deep voice rumbles from behind me. I turn on my heel to face him.
“Reed,” I murmur. Mia gasps beside me.
Yeah, that’s him, babe.
“Bella,” he rasps, his Adam’s apple bobs as he swallows, his gaze roving over my outfit. “You look lovely.”
“It’s okay, Reed, they know,” I gesture to the girls.
“In that case.” He takes a step towards me, his hand finding the small of my back and drawing me in. “You look fucking stunning and I don’t know how I’m supposed to keep my hands off you this evening.”
I shudder at his words, already desperate for his touch despite him taking me twice this morning.
“Maybe you don’t have to,” I murmur. “I’m sure we can find a moment to ourselves.”
Harper is smirking at me, having heard every word between Reed and I.
His head drops forward, a muttered curse leaving his lips.
“You’re going to kill me tonight, I just know it. Fucking tease.” I merely smile at him. “Don’t forget we’re telling your parents after the party. There is no way you’re not coming home with me.” With that, he places a gentle kiss to my cheek and wanders off to mingle with the other guests.
“Holy shit,” Mia breathes once Reed is out of ear shot. “I get it. I totally get it. That man is next level hot. I mean my panties are wet just from standing next to him.” I laugh out loud at her.
“You have some explaining to do, Missy,” Harper says. “What happened to our shy little virgin? You’ve practically given him permission to whisk you off to a quiet area and fuck you silly.”
“Can you blame her?” Mia mutters. She still looks like she’s under Reed’s spell. “I mean, Christ, that man could tempt a nun to fuck on the alter.” We all bust up laughing at Mia’s choice of words — she’s definitely the more ‘out there’ of us all.
“And what did he mean, ‘we’re telling your parents tonight’?” Ava asks.
